"Tell Me You Love Me" (2007) TV series

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Creator:

Cynthia Mort

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Sex. Life.

Plot:

A drama about three couples and the therapist they share.

Plot Keywords:

Therapist | Naked Woman | Family Relationships | Explicit Sex | Male Nudity

Cast

Michelle Borth	...	Jaime (10 episodes, 2007)
Tim DeKay	...	David (10 episodes, 2007)
Aislinn Paul	...	Isabella (10 episodes, 2007)
Adam Scott	...	Palek (10 episodes, 2007)
Sonya Walger	...	Carolyn (10 episodes, 2007)
Ally Walker	...	Katie (10 episodes, 2007)
Jane Alexander	...	Dr. May Foster (10 episodes, 2007)
Katharine Towne	...	Mason (9 episodes, 2007)
David Selby	...	Arthur Foster (9 episodes, 2007)
Ryan Wynott	...	Joshua Walker (9 episodes, 2007)
Josh Folan	...	Himself (9 episodes, 2007)
Ginger Kroll	...	Herself (9 episodes, 2007)
Luke Kirby	...	Hugo (8 episodes, 2007)
Ian Somerhalder	...	Nick (6 episodes, 2007)
Sherry Stringfield	...	Rita (6 episodes, 2007)

Also Known As:

SexLife (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:TV-MA | Australia:R (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Home Box Office (HBO)

If all you can think about is the sex, then you have completely missed the point.

"Tell Me You Love Me" represents a watershed event in American entertainment.

There are many of us who have waited for such a series. This is a production that depicts sex as it is. This is entertainment that gives sex the treatment that it deserves. It is a profound type of intimacy --- a type which is guaranteed to repel some viewers from this show.

In the United States, sex is commonly depicted in either one of two ways: as an idyllic, sterile, and clichéd occurrence, which is typically found in movies and television --- or as an avaricious, cheap, and vulgar act, which is the usual portrayal in pornography. Neither of these are representative of sex in the real world.

Now, Cynthia Mort has challenged us to look at what happens in the bedroom without any illusions. It is doubtless that she and her production crew are wondering whether we can handle it. Certainly, there will be viewers who watch the show solely to enjoy all the skin, as well as others who will excoriate it as nothing more than pretentious dirt.

Yet despite its highly graphic depictions, this series is far more concerned with the repercussions of sexual relations in committed relationships. A viewer who loses sight of this fact should question whether one's attention was paid to the whole show or merely to the sex scenes. "Tell Me You Love Me" is not about the sex act itself. It is about what sex means to men and women.

H.L. Mencken wrote that anyone "who afflicts the human race with ideas must be prepared to see them misunderstood." Hopefully, this is the case for HBO, the production team, and especially the cast of the show. This is a brilliant and courageous achievement --- one which may not be fully appreciated in its own time.